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My (Unintentional) Contribution to the Historic Record

I turned in a rough draft of my thesis to my adviser last night (yay!). Now, I’m incredibly proud of all of the work that I’ve done this past year. And I’ve learned a lot about Wendell Smith and Jackie Robinson during the course of my research. But I’m not kidding myself that anything […]

My Mom’s a Geek

Well, this mom is a geek. Possibly a nerd. My own mom is way cooler than that.

Anyways, I was talking with another mom at a local Meetup group that I joined and she was complaining that there are all sorts of “My Dad’s a Geek” t-shirts out there, but that nobody makes a […]

Rock Band Rumble (#Winning!)

Last Thursday night, I participated in a Rock Band tournament at the Brattle Theater, sponsored by Harmonix (the folks who make Rock Band) and Improv Boston.

For those of you who are wondering exactly what Rock Band is (besides a state of mind, of course), it’s a video game. You can play it individually […]

Ask a Geeky Girl: So You Think You Can Blog

Today’s question is about blogging.

I just started a blog and I want to make sure that it’s good. How do I make sure that my blog is at least a quarter as awesome* as yours? — New Guy

*Question may or may not have been edited for content

Excellent question, NG! The fact […]

Ask a Geeky Girl: Netiquette

Girl Madeupname writes:

Dear Geeky Girl,

My friends keep telling me about this concept called netiquette. What does that mean? Am I supposed to be sticking my pinky finger out when writing about tea party candidates? Because then I can’t hit the shift key or the apostrophe.

Thanks! PS. You have such pretty hair

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